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How to Create a Character Based on Internet Comments Sections

by Sue Weems | 9 Comments

Do you argue with strangers on the internet? (I plead the fifth). Even if you have enough self-control not to engage most arguments and comment sections, chances are high that you think through how you would argue with them if you weren’t fairly certain they are a troll in an alternate universe. Also if your mother wasn’t your friend on Facebook.

Are you leveraging those thoughts? Or just rehearsing them, allowing yourself to feel irritated and angry? Put that energy to good use for your writing. Your next character is hiding in the comments section of nearly any forum. Here’s how to find him or her.

How to Become a Bestselling Author Without Losing Your Soul: Marianne Richmond

by Joe Bunting | 0 Comments

Your writing is an art—but if you want to sell books and make a living from your stories, it’s also a business. How do you balance nurturing your creativity with the demands of the market? And how do you do that while also telling stories that connect with readers in powerful ways?

How to Write a Hook by Baiting Your Reader With Questions

by Joslyn Chase | 0 Comments

If your aim is to write engaging fiction—stories that people will read and clamor for, even shell out their hard-earned cash to acquire—there is something very important you need to understand. You are an entertainer. And that means you need to know how to write a hook that will capture your reader and keep her turning the pages.

How to Become a Better Writer in One, Simple Step

by Joe Bunting | 181 Comments

Want to write better stories, essays, and blog posts? There’s one trick that you can do to easily become a better writer.

I’ve read a lot of writing by amateur writers both in my work as a professional editor and as the moderator of this blog, and I’ve found that there’s one, single piece of advice I give most often.

If you master this technique, you will quickly go from a mediocre writer to someone who writes stories that people read and say, “Wow! You wrote this?”

So how do you become a better writer?

What Makes Great Characters: Shawn Coyne

by Joe Bunting | 0 Comments

What’s the point of storytelling? Why do we need good stories, and what do they have to teach us about the choices we make? In this episode of Character Test, I talk with one of my favorite editors about his own journey through book publishing and what it takes to write—and live—a great story.

Intertextuality As A Literary Device

by Sophie Novak | 31 Comments

Do you borrow phrases and concepts from other works in your own? If yes, then you’re using intertextuality, perhaps even without knowing it. Though it sounds intimidating at first, it’s quite a simple concept really:

Intertextuality denotes the way in which texts (any text, not just literature) gain meaning through their referencing or evocation of other texts.

The 30 Best Tools for Writers

by Joe Bunting | 6 Comments

If you want to write a book, you need the right tools for the job. But what are the best tools for writers? We get asked that all the time.

Whether you’re ready to write, publish, or market your book, there are hundreds of resources you could use. They’re not all equal, though. Some will help you make your book better than you’d ever dreamed, and others, well, won’t.

I want to help you find the best tools for your writing, too. I’ve put together a roundup of the thirty best tools for writers at every stage of the writing and publishing process.

Meet Joe Bunting, the Founder of the Write Practice

by Joe Bunting | 0 Comments

Hey there. It’s me, Joe Bunting. Maybe you’ve seen my name around here. Maybe you haven’t (which is fine). I thought I’d take a second to re-introduce myself and share something I’ve been thinking a lot about in my writing lately.

Leslie Malin on Nonfiction Writing and Why Your Ideas Are Worth Sharing

by Sarah Gribble | 0 Comments

Nonfiction writing seems like a completely different bear than writing fiction. How do you gather your ideas and present them in a coherent, interesting way? And if someone else has written on the same topic before, should you even bother?

In today’s article, Leslie Malin gives us some great insight into how she came around to writing her first nonfiction book and the lessons she had to learn along the way. And she reminds us that writing nonfiction requires some of the same skills as writing fiction: storytelling.

How Joining a Writing Community Helped These 11 Authors Get Published

by Joe Bunting | 0 Comments

Getting published is an amazing, exciting process. It can also feel a little mysterious, especially if you’ve never done it before. What does it take to publish? More than that, what does it take to publish successfully—to publish a beautiful piece of writing and share it with crowds of readers?

I recently reached out to several writers in our Write to Publish community to ask whether joining a writing community has helped them get published, grow their audience, and make progress on their journey to becoming bestselling authors.

Here to learn? You’re in the WRITE place!

How to Create a Character Based on Internet Comments Sections

How to Become a Bestselling Author Without Losing Your Soul: Marianne Richmond

How to Write a Hook by Baiting Your Reader With Questions

How to Become a Better Writer in One, Simple Step

What Makes Great Characters: Shawn Coyne

Intertextuality As A Literary Device

The 30 Best Tools for Writers

Meet Joe Bunting, the Founder of the Write Practice

Leslie Malin on Nonfiction Writing and Why Your Ideas Are Worth Sharing

How Joining a Writing Community Helped These 11 Authors Get Published

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